20th Century
The Irish Civil War 1922-23: Ava’s Diary
The latest in the “Hands On History” series, published by the excellent Poolbeg Press, Ava’s Diary moves between the present…
By Any Name
Striding across the Officer’s Club in a bright orange flowered dress, orphan and USO dancer Rida (“Like Rita Hayworth, only…
Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne du Maurier
Tatiana de Rosnay’s fascination with du Maurier shines through in this novel-like biography. Sections of the book are organized by…
Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
When war broke out in Europe in 1914, artist Claude Monet, 74, had apparently retired to his home in Giverny,…
Grown-up Anger: The Connected Mysteries of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and the Calumet Massacre of 1913
Rather than a mystery, Grown-Up Anger is a complex braiding of the personal, socio-political, and musical journeys of major figures…
The Women Who Flew for Hitler
Amazingly enough, two women flew for the Reich and were decorated for their service. Test pilots, astonishingly brave and outstandingly…
Concentration Camps of Canada
In late 19th-century Canada, residential schools were created for the sole purpose of removing indigenous children from their homes in…
Max
April 20, 1936, on the Führer’s birthday, our preternaturally cognizant hero is born to a blond-haired, blue-eyed mother who has…
Orphan Train Girl
This is a shortened, YA/middle-grade version of Orphan Train, the popular adult novel that traces the stories of two orphaned…
The Coal Miner’s Daughter
This novel was first published in 1994 as Come the Day and is set in the 1910s and 1920s. It begins in…
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